alt Hacker NewsU.S. lawmaking has a built-in ratchet effect: passing new laws is politically easier than repealing old ones.
An easy way to solve this is all laws should have an expiration date by default.
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m000 • today at 9:12 AM
But then how would all these lawyers be able to charge you $500/hour?
Obscurity4340 • today at 12:08 AM
Excellent idea (re:mandatory expiration dates/sunset clauses)
Well, Congress renewed the Patriot act so I don't have a lot of faith. Personally I'm starting to think that all of Congress, including aides, should get cycled out all at once periodically so that their internal culture of hating the masses gets broken.